In rural communities, 70 percent of elections are uncontested. With Trump winning a second term, it’s never been more urgent ...

Appalachia already faces poor health outcomes with chronic conditions including hypertension and obesity. Hurricane Helene made things worse.

For decades, young people chose to move to cities and large metros for greater opportunity. Since the pandemic, that ...

Meet the rural-serving organizations building a more robust Appalachian Kentucky, from flood recovery to climate-aware agriculture to renewable energy. Kelsey Cloonan of Community Farm Alliance speaks ...

Community health worker programs can address common barriers in rural areas, where people face higher rates of poverty and ...

1."I am from rural Appalachia. As you can imagine, 99% of the people I know are very much Trump supporters. I go to the store, and people are walking around with crude Pro-Trump T-shirts; there are ...

1."I am from rural Appalachia. As you can imagine, 99% of the people I know are very much Trump supporters. I go to the store, and people are walking around with crude Pro-Trump T-shirts ...

This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene flooding areas of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, a new research study hopes to not only determine what ...

“Appalachian Diseases of Despair,” a new report from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) co-authored by East Tennessee State University’s Michael Meit, found that diseases of despair ...